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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31
An Aged AlbatrOSs.

Captain Heard, master of the British
ship Duchess of Argyle, narrated to a
San Francisco Chronicle reporter the fol-
lowing curious circumstance relating to
the capture of an albatross in Australian
waters. The ship was off Cape Howe
when the big bird was caught. Around
its neck was fastened small brass
pocket compass, secured by three strands
of copper wire. The box was very much
oxidizei and was opened with difficulty.
Inside a paper was found, the writing
very faded but legible. The subject was
as follows: Caught May 2, 1912. by
American ship Columbus" Captain
Heard did not Kill the albatross, but after
fixing plate around its neck, with the
ships name, the position and date of its
recapture and the account of its original
captors, let it 90 to seek further adven-
lures. The date of this albatross being
first captured some forty-tive years ago
affords an interesting proof of the age
which these large marine birds attain.
Inquiries among old salts who frequent
nautical resorts elected the information
that the ship Columbus was one of the
early vessels trading from Boston TO the
East Indies in the '40s.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31
Sending Money by Mail.

The proper way to send money by mail
is by "A money order or a registered letter.
Sent in any other way it is almost GER
tain that it will be stolen, the letter con-
tanning it destroyed and no trace of it
ever found. The postal service is not re-
sponsiblc for these losses, and steadily
cndcavOrs to discourage sending money
in ordinary letters. The more is sent, the
greater is the temptation to poorly paid
postal clerks to steal letters and destroy
them. The expert thief can usually tell
whether it contains money by its feeling,
but if he opens letter he has to destroy
it, whether it contains money or not; so
that those who persist in sending loose
bills in letters not merely run their own
risk, but they tempt men who might
otherwise remain honest and they expose
to pilfcring and loss the letters of sensi
bic people who do not send money in that
way Tile Writer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31
Bears Catching Salmon.

The Carbon River is q wild, turgid
stream, fed by the greet glaciers at the
base of Mount Tacoma. 1t tears down
through region indc:cribably grand and
picturesque, and as it rushcs onward
toward Puget Sound other streams Join
it until it is broad and sweeping atflu-
ent. Almost all the way along this river
fish and wild animals of many sorts are
to be found in abundandance. Henry
Thorndykc, of CarDonado, is at down
town hotel.
ssDid you ever hear" said he yester-
day to an Examiner man, chow the bears
fish for salmon on the Carbon River'
They do for fact. l live on the margin
of the river and I pledge you my word
that in the Bottomless Canyon, twelve
miles from my home, l have seen as
many as three bears within a scope OF a
mile, sitting at the rivers brink and fish
ing as industriously as any man you ever
saw. Others in the same vicinity have
seen many of them oftentimes. They
are black bears, and live in the thick
woods along the stream.
"The fish they particularly like are the
hook-nosed salmon, large fish, not
well liked by most persons on account of
their age. The fish get up in the Carbon
River, and, ,~bsing unmolested by men,
stay there. &, .1phe noses of the old ones
are long nlhBsed. The bears sit on
the side of4ss5eam, watch their chance
and swiJ W#up as they come along.
There's gfsat many in the river, and,
being largely unmolested, they are pretty
tame. The bears often rake out fish
there that are couple of feet or more
long. Well, 50 many of these hook
nosed salmon do these bears eat that pco-
do not like the bear meat, it is SO tishy.
The result is that it is great country
for bears, too. There are lots of them,
and they are as fat as butter. From one
end of the Carbon River to the other
bears in profusion are to be found. SD"
FuHciM0 Examiner.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31
HenlOck.

Mr.. Edward Jack gives in the New
York Lumber TRADE Journal some inter-
esting facts about hemlock. 1t has until
lately been abundant in Maine and ii the
maritime provinces of Canada, but axe
and fire are fast exterminating it. The
liability of the tree to be blown down on
account of its bushy top causes windfalls
which sometimes cover considerable areas,
over which fires rage furiously. The
lateral roots run near the surface to a
great distance, and when the tree is blown
down they bring up large masses of earth
In a windfall the trunks, tops, and the
clumps of earth brought up by the roots
form a tanglc through which one can
make only little progress. Two days OF
hard work were required to get through
three or four miles of tract Dir. Jack was
once inspecting. Some twenty years ago
a gale, which was predicted by Lieut..
saxby, of the British Navy, and on that
account called the "Saxby gale" extend
ed over ninety miles up the st. Johns
River, making havoc of much of the hem
lock all the way. When grown on wet
land, and also on the low, sandy ridges
of the carboniferous areas of the central
part of New Brunswick, the timber +
usually very shaky, but on the 1000
square miles of granite powders in that
province-where one can often travel con-
siderable distances stepping from rock to
rock the wood is of excellent quality
and large, thick growth. Mr.. Jack
counted ninety full-grown trees without
moving his standpoint in this bowlder
region. He thinks that this great thrift
may be due to decomposition of the field
spar, setting free its 10 or II per cent.
of potash. This feldspar is often found
in large crystals in the powders.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31
MurderOus Monsters.

Occasionally, in all ages and countries
criminal comes to the front whose
wickcdncss is on such colossal scale that
the world regards him in stupefcd
horror, wondering whether he is simply
malefactor lunatic or monster.
The two Borgias, Caesar and his bcautl
full sister Lucretia, sounded all the depths
of crime, killed their kindred by whole
sale, and never hesitated to use poison
and the dagger when their interests OF
whims madeit desirable to remove any
body.
The Marchioness dc Brinvillicrs dc.
served to rank with the Borgias. De-
string to poison her father, she first
murdered a lot of invalids in hospital
to sec the effect of her medicine. Then
she turned her attention to the old gentle.
man and got rid of him. She poisoned
a couple of her brothers and several OF
her sisters. and then gave her husband a
dose. That widc-awake individual,
however, fully appreciated his remark
able wife, and after taking an antldote
lest no time in leaving the country as
fast as his legs would carry him. 1t is
worthy of note, that the physician who
administered the antidote shortly after.
ward fell a victim to the marchioness,
and was unable to procure a remedy. To-
ward the close of her career the Mar.
chioncss, "out of pity" as she expressed
it, for young lady who was in trouble,
poisoned whole family. Can anything
be said to brighten such picturc2 1t is
doubtful, but history records the fact
that this woman was bigot in religion
and exemplary in her church attendance,
in this respect resembling Caesar BorSla,
who was moreover noted for his temper
ate, sober life. =.
Years ago a man in England made II
his business to win the confidence OF
young orphans and fricnd!ess women,
whose lives he insured for his benefit.
He murdered them all, and for long time
was unsuspectcd.
Not very long ago New England
father and mother sacrificed their little
children on a kind of altar built for thai
purpose. Out West, couple of years
ago, small boy murdered his mother
and his brothers and sisters in their sleep.
Then, there is the woman in Holland,
who, within the past few years, fatally
poisoned more than forty persons, includ
ing her relatives and friends. She sent
ali of these people into eternity appar'
emily without any motive whatever.-
LAhntu Constitution.
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Caused by Thought.

"Your hair is much thinner than it was
when last met you," said Il man all
dressing an acquaintance:
eyes, considerable Of it came out.
GLOW do YOU account for it."
"Thought"
"What! you don't mean to say that
thinking caused it to come OUT
"Ycs."
"That goes to prove that badness IS
often caused by mental work. l nave
for some time been thinking of preparing
an article on that subject, and l would
like for you to give me your eSpe-
rience."
"Well, can do so in a few words
Several weeks ago I was talking to iel,
low named Jackson. We were engaged
in a dispute concerning the settlement OF
a debt, and directly after thinking Oh
something my hair began to fall out.
81 don't understand it."
81 do. said what thought, and ne
reached after ME. ."-Arkansaa0 7aareler.
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He Was Rewarded.

''Is the lady of the house in2' asked a
Western Addition tramp of the presid-
ing genius of a small Grove street resi-
dcnce.
"No, she is not" was the answer, for
the man was obviously beggar and un-
welcome.
Chow particularly unfortunate" said
the outcast, as he turned away with a
look of settled melancholy in his face.
81 am really very sorry for heard some
gentlemen across the street saying that
the lady who lived here was perfect
picture of the beautiful Mrs. Langtry and
felt sure it was yourself, madam, as
soon as you came to the door"
He had three kinds of pie and hot cof-
fee.-San Francisco Post.
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4 Wild Man of the West.

The season for the capture of the
"wi!d men" is at its height and the sea-
serpent will have to hide its diminished
head A dispatch from Oakland, H.;
announces the catch of "veritable wild
man. in Sargent Township. "lie had
hair that measured over five feet in
length, and from appearances it had not
been combed for years. His beard was
fully two feet in length and covered all
his face. His language was unintelligible,
and no trace of where he came from can
be discovered. 1t took the combined
strength of dozen men to hold him in
order to bind his hands and feet. ."-Ne1
York Tribune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31
Where He Wanted to Get on.

The other day man got aboard of
train on the Detroit and Lansing road,
accompanied by big dog, and in due
course of time the baggggageman walked
back into the car and said:
"Mister, that dog must go into the bag
gage car"
II guess not"
'BHt I guess he will! No dogs are
allowed to ride in passenger cars"
"Well, we'll wait and hear what the
conductor says. He is friend of mine,
and if he says the dog can't ride here,
that will settle it."
1t was half an hour later before the
conductor, accompanied by the baggage
man, got around to the man.
THAT dog must come out O. here!" an
nounced the conductor.
"For why2 He isn't hurting any
body"
"Because no dogs are allowed in the
cars"
"And if I don't take him to the bag
gage car you'll"
"Put him off,"
eff you put him off," replied the man,
after taking a look from the window, 81
shall 90 with him. My dog is just as
| good US am"
"Will you take your dog forward"
''No, SIR" ,
The train was stopped and the dog led
out and pushed off the platform.
care you going, too?" qucried the
conductor, with his hand on the bell
rope.
"Yes,I guess will. I live in that farm
house over there, and if I go on to How.
ell, where I bought my ticket to, Pll
have to walk four miles back. Much
obleeged to you, conductor. just kind
O. figgcrcd to have the dog put of at
the right spot."-Dtroit Free Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31
Medicine Chests on Trains.

The mcdicinc-chest is as much neces'
sity on trains as on ships. s. think the
managers of the Maine Central Railroad,
who have now provided each one of their
conductors with emergency" cases, if
we may 50 call them, containing, besides
medicines, linen and rubber bandages,
surgical instruments, and whatever else
may be needed by the conductor or the
chance doctor in cases Of accident
Argonaut.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31
Lucky for the Burglar.

Mr.. Poots-"Where is that burglar,
Maria? Where is he2 Where's the vii
lain gone!"
Mrs. Poots-"Gone to the station
house. Oh, dear, I'm so distracted. A
policeman came and took him. Oh,
John, why did you leave me all alone
when the alarm rung and run into the
garrett
"Why did I run into the garrett
kept my arms in the garnet, that's why. y
"But you've been gone an hour"
"Took over an hour to oil up my gun
and grind my hatchet. But it's lucky
for the burglar that my arms were not in
order. ."-.Sulings.
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1t should be added that the iMhablt-
ants of Brooklyn. Jersey City, HoDokcn,
and other towns within radius OF ten
miles are included in the above totals for
New York, while the territory between
Hyde Park and Evanston, is included as
part of Chicago. While during the last
half-ccntury the population of Philadel;
pha has increased nearly tvefold, and
that of New York tentold, Chicago may
be said without exaggeration to have lit
orally come into existence, its growth BE-
ing from "a in 1880 to 57s,6OO IN 1884,
Mechanical Negs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31
The Oldest Printer.

William McDiarmid, who claims to be
the 'oldest living printer and newspaper
writer in the United States" lives in
Healdsburg, Sonoma County, Cal. He
was born in Edinburgh in 1892, was ap-
prenticed toa printing firm when he was
fourteen years old, came to this country
in 1886. worked on various papers in New
York and Cincinnati until 1878, when he
went to California, where, until year
ago, he used to write for the press
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31
Seeing the Sea Serpent.

Pauline (who is very sentimentaD-
'Oh, dear, I would so love to see that
sweet, precious sea-serpent while we are
here at the shrine of Neptunc2"
Claude (who is aggravatingly practicaD
very well, my love; I'll tell you how
yon can have your wish gratitied."
Pauline (rapturously)-"What dear,
kind husband you are! Tell me, my
angel, how I can get a glimpse OF the
fascinating creature"
Claude (delibcrately)-"Just before you
retire tonight eat heartily of devilled
crabs. lobster salad, pickles, pie, ice
cream and milk That will bring out all
the NEUROLOGICAL monsters ever created. !"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31
The Moon at Its Best.

"When do you think the moon is at
its loveliest, George, dear?" she asked.
George, dear, stole his arm and eau
tious glance around the immediate vicin-
ity, and whispered:
"When it is behind cloud, love-"
and they were as happy as if they had
each taken a hypodermic injection of
morphine. York Sun.
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THE KING.

Who is the king in this beautiful land,
In this beautiful land of the palm and pine
With its valleys green and its mountains
grand,
With its oil and corn and wine?
With its mines of silver and gold, its gems,
Fit for the kingliest diadems;
With its cities fair and its prairies free,
Stretching from sea to sea,
Who wears the sign, on his brow and hand,
Of king in this beautiful land!
Is it he who holds IN his hands the keys
OF the vaults where the gold and silver
hide?
Whose great white ships on the mighty seas
Laden with treasures rida'
1t is he who looks to the east and west,
And sees, wherever his glances rest,
His own green vines, his fertile fields,
With their ever-bountiful yiclds'
Does he wear the seal and sign
OF king by a right divine!
Is it he whose need ofa noble fame
Is won on the terrible fields of war?
Whom the nations hail with loud acclaim
As hero and conqueror!
Oris it he who in patience delves
For the wisdom stored on the centuries
shelves2
Who seeks with masters eye to scan
The secrets hidden in natures plan?
Shall we crown the scholar with one accord
Or him Of the conquering sword!
Is it that one who sings wonderful songs,
Whose lips are touched with the altar fire.
Who sways the heart OF the listening throng
AS the wind the chordel Tyre!
Is it he who carves from the marble white
His own great thought for the worlds de-
light!
Is it he who paints in colorS rare
As those that his own dream-picSures wear?
Shall artist or poet for their renown
Wear the scepter and the crown2
Though the poet his truest song shall sing,
Though the drums Of fame for the soldier
beat, nsEGi1
Though the scholar his truest lore Sh Ill bring
And lay at glad worlds feet,
Though the picture glow and the marble
CLEAN,
With the beauty born Of the artists dream
Though the landed lord in his hand shall hold
Treasures of silver and finest gold,
Tho-tgh crowned with honors fair and fit,
None of these OH the throne shall sit
Is there then no one in this beautiful land
This fairest land on the great round globe,
To wea" The ring on his royal hand!
To wear the purple robe!
From the east and the west u voice comes
forth,
From tha smiling south, from the icy north.
From the sounding sea- from the heights
serene,
From the valleys that lie between,
We hear it echo and surge and sing,
Aye, the MAN is the king.
The leaf Of laurel that genius wears,
The soldiers fame or the learned degrees
That the scholar wins, 10, the voice declares,
That the MAN is more than these.
He stands in a realm as high and broad
As the heart of nature, the truth of God,
The realm of manhood and who can reign
As ruler wise in that vast domain?
de needs no purple, no robe, no ring,
For he is twice-croxned king
In this beautiful land of the free.
A king is he.
-Carlotta Perry in Good Cheer.
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Too Much Fuss.

Johnny Fizzletop is not as Industrious
at school as he might be, and his father
endcavors to correct the evil.
so you were kept in again to-day at
school for not knowing your lesson.
Just walk into that room," said old
Fizzletop, hunting for strap.
go no, pa. Don't for heavens sake
let us have another of those scenes. -
SittiNqs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31

The largest graduating class in the
world is that OF the Chautauqua Cnivcr-
Sity. n 1886 4, ,624 graduated.
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The Growth of American Cities.

The following table shows the enor-
nous growth of the three principal cities
of the United States:
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There is no suffering to sensitive ma
tr,re like that which comes from doubt.
, 1887-11-09

ship, but not for money, and denied having
revealed the mobilization plans.
Mr.. Chamberlain has arrived in New
York. He refuses to discuss British
politics. are/
New York, November 9Th.
Flour, per brls st Lawrence. pr. brl. $4.35
Meal, best b~randywine, per bril-. 1896
sHeavy Mess Pork, per bril-, 133 to 4.
. New Seasons Pork per bril-, IA to 144
smear Crystals, per Id 81.
Se r. to CIR, per Id. 81
, 1887-11-09
The PROPOSED NICARAGUA
CANAL.
From the Panama Star d Herad.)

Washington, Sept. %. The latest sur.
vey of the route for the Nicaragua Canal
was made in 1884 and 1885 by Civil En-
gineer A. G. Menocal, United States Navy.
under Instructions from VIM. e. Chandler,
Secretary of the Navy. These instruc.
tons were dated December 10, 1884, and
began as follows:
"A treaty has been lately concluded With
Nicaragua which gives the United States
the right to bui4d'a canal across the 18th
mus within the terri tory of that Republic,
following the most available route from
ocean z to- ] ocean. This route will be
, 1887-11-09
MSsc 'e Tia N e o u 8
(SDectdt0r. Oct. Sth.

spectator, OcC. 0tR.J
..Segnor Orispi, the Premier of Italy, on
The End inst. visited Prince Bismarck ut
Friedrichsruh. The journey was made
with a certain parade, the Minister was
accompanied by his Secretaries. and he
Was; welcomed at Friedrichsruh with some
thing more than .Edistinguished considera-
tlon.' He remained twenty four hours do
ing serious work; and it is announced official
~ that his visit was most satisfactory. He
9 his leave amid the same demonstra-
lions OF profound respect, and on his way
back allowed himself to be interviewed at
frankfort by a reporter, whose account
was at once reproduced in the semi official
North German Gazette. SignOr Crispi stat
ed to his visitor that Italy had made a
treaty with Germany to "avOid interna-
tlonal conflicts" adding a momentOus SEN
tence which can only have been uttered, or
reprinted in Germany, with Prince Bis
marck1s express consent. ''There can be
no doubt that Italy, like all other Europe
an States has every reason to dread the
advance of Russia to C~onstantinOple. We
annot allow The Mediterranean to become
u Russian lake. AS for our %sympathies
with the Bulgarians and their independence
he assured the Italians wish we'll to all
peoples, the Bulgarians included, this be-
ing part of the nature of IL free people such
as we are"
, 1887-11-09

siderable; but orr true interest would be
to i've FranceSa free. hand in Morocco, in
return for a free hand in Egypt, and then
exchange Gibraltar fol, Ceuta and it's sur
rounding country. We shall not probably
pursue our true interest.